The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has said he is ready to step up his recovery from ankle surgery and that he wants to stay with the club for ever. The 19-year-old, who has not played for the Gunners this season, says he aims to "create something special" in the coming years.

When asked if he wants to stay with Arsenal for the rest of his career, he said: "I promise that. I've been at the club since I was nine and learned to love it. From the [Patrick] Vieira days, to [Dennis] Bergkamp, [Cesc] Fábregas, I've watched them come through and move on. There's a crop of new players, [Aaron] Ramsey, myself, Kieran Gibbs…hopefully we can really create something special. I love the club and I want to be part of its future."

The midfielder, who has already broken into Fabio Capello's England team, is also encouraged by Arsenal's recent results after a poor start to the season. "We seem to get better and better every week," he told iFilm London. "We had a bad start to the season and everyone knows that. I'm not going to lie and say we did well.

"The boys had to play together, they're new players some of them. We seem to be getting better and better every week. [Against West Brom] was probably one of our best performances. We passed it around like the old Arsenal and we seem to be back to winning ways."

Wilshere also revealed that he is set to step up his rehabilitation from ankle surgery after x-rays on Monday revealed he was on course in his recovery.

The midfielder had surgery six weeks ago after suffering a stress fracture in his right ankle during the summer. The teenager had originally hoped the injury would heal itself with the help of a protective boot but he was forced to undergo an operation that will keep him sidelined into the new year. "As I said had 6 week X-ray earlier and all going well," he wrote on his Twitter page. "I can start to work a bit harder now."